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SHIRT Filed Jan. 16) 1929 Zaw/ Patented Sept. 24, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlca WUEL O. OI WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, ASBIGNOB 'IO HIBSCH SEIB'I Q03.-

POIQIATION, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A COBPOBATIOH OI ILLINOIS Application filed Jlanuary 18, 1929. Serial No. 888,958.

My invention relates to shirts for men,- women or children, and of the type compris-' ing a soft collar permanently attached to the body of the shirt. Shirts of this type as heretofore provided are constructed with collar-bands" having overlapping extensions fo'rming parts of the lapped body portions at the front of the shirt and projecting laterally beyond the uppermost'portions of the upwardly extending front edges of the collar and provided, respectively, with .abutton and buttonhole for fastening 'the collar about the neck of the user. Such shirts often present the objection after laundering of fitting too closely about the neck ofthe wearer, due to shrinkage of the collar-band and collar, and presenting an unsightly appearance at the neck .when worn in unbuttoned condition even when the neck-' tie is drawn fairly taut. Furthermore, these shirts are oftentimes worn either without a, tie or with a tie very loosely applied'to the shirt, especially when the weather is very warm and for sport use, but in such condition the shirt presents a very untidy appearance due to the exposure to view of the button and buttonhole equipped collar-band extensions and'objectionable gapping'of the shirt along its lapped portions.

My primar objects .-are to provide a con-. struction of s irt of the type above refer to the collar of which may be caused to pre-' sent a very neat appearance-even in the case of shrinkage of the shirt to such a degree that it could not be worn with comfort were it of the type emplo ing a button and button hole at the neck-band with the neck-band buttoned in place, or could not be worn at all in buttoned condition; to provide a construc- 40 tion-of shirt of the type above referred to,

which will resent the desired neatappearance even w en worn without a tie or with a tie loosely applied in place on the shirt; to provide a construction of shirt of .the t e above referred" to the collar of which bytt e mere adjusting of the tautness of the tie may be caused to fit about the neck of the wearer more or less closely as desired and the shirt all of such positions of the tie present the desired neat appearance; to provide a conto effect close fitting shirts as commonlyl constructed, the body porstruction of shirt of the type above referred to the collar ofwh-ich may be. readily positloned about the .neck of the wearer by the drawing of the tie more or less ti htly to causethe collar to quite snugly fit t e neck with the knot of the tie closely fitting the notched front of the collar to present a dressy appearance, even in the case of shrinka e of the collar-band and collar, or the tie to ang loosel about the neck of the wearer to cause the co lar to very loosely surround theneck of the wearer as is desired by many people when engaged in s ort'activities particularly durin hot weat er.

eferring to the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a front view of a shirt con.-' structed in accordance with my invention. Figure 2 is a broken enlarged similar view of the upper central front portion of the shirt shown in Fi 1. (0 Figure 3 1s a broken enlarged sectional view taken at the line 3 on Fig. 2 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. Figure 4 is a broken front view of the shirt showing it as applied to a wearer with 7.8 the necktie drawn sufiicien'tly tightl to cause the collar to closely fit the neck 0 the wearer.

Figure 5 is a similar view showingsthe position occupied by the collar when the tie is tied fairly loosely, or drawn fairly tightly I of the collar about the neck of the wearer 1n the event of shrinkage of'the neck-band and collar; and 1 Figure 6, a similar view showing a position occupied by the collar when the collar ortion is spread by the user and the necktie 1s very loosely applied to the neck of the wearer.

' Referring to-the particular construction of shirt illustrated, it comprises a body portion 7 having sleeve portions 8 in accordance with tion 7 being open t roughout the height thereof at its front portion, with the ortions of the body 7 at said-front-opening apped one over the other as represented, these portions being lapped a relatively great distance as shown in the drawings and provided, respectively, with buttonholes 9 and buttons 10,

' the uppermost one of the buttonholes 9 and Gil the buttons 10 cooperating therewith being located as shown relatively close to the top of the body portion 7 as compared with the location of this button and buttonhole in shirts as hitherto commonly provided, this buttonhole being shown as extending horizontally, instead of vertically as is the usual practice. Thebody portion 7 of the shirt is formed with a collar-band portion 11 shown as of double ply as represented in Fig. 3, and the lower edge of which is stitched to the main portion of the body of the shirt as shown.

The collar of the shirt which is of the soft variety is represented at 12 its upper edge being connected with the upper edge of the collar-band as for example as shown in Fig. 3. The lapped parts of the body portion 7 at I the front of the shirt and including the collarband portion 11 are so shaped that the upper portions thereof recede in opposite directions to'points substantially coincident with the upper portions of the front edges 13 of the collar 12 (these points being represented at 14) the edges of these receding portions being preferably convexly curved as represented at 15, and mutually intersecting in the position of the shirt with the points 14 of the collar spaced apart as shown in Fig. 2.

In the particular construction shown the collar 12 will occupy a position about the neck of the wearer as shown in Fig. 4. when the shirt is-of the desired neck size and the necktie represented at 16 is drawn fairly tautly, in which position of the collar the points 14 will be relatively closely together.

The described construction provides at the front of the shirt above the uppermost button and buttonhole or fastening means, overlapping portions whichare relatively wide as compared with the corresponding portions of shirts as now provided, and which are devoid of fastening means and unrestricted as to movement to the end that the collar may be left open togloosely fit the neck or be adjusted more closely about the neck by drawing up, or tightening, the knot of a neck-tie worn therewith.

The drawing of the tie less tautly will cause the collar to'occupy the position substantially as re resented in Fi 5, the position of the col ar shown in thls figure also representing, by way of example, the position which may be occupied by the collar after the collar-band and collar have shrunk, the collar in these several positions presenting the desired neat appearance and without observable gapping of the parts.

The absence of the usual extensions of the collar-band with buttonhole and button, and the shaping of the edges of the lapped portions of the body of the-shirt to cause them to recedc as shown at 15 and as above stated, causes the shirt to present a neat appearance at the-collar portion when worn either with or without a tie where it is desired that the collar fairly loosely extend around. the neck of the wearer, or worn with a very loosely applied tie and the collar-portion spread as shown in Fig. 6. o

It will be understood from the foregoing that the user of the shirt may effect as snug a fit of the collar about the neck as desired depending upon the degree to which the tie is drawn taut, the shirt presenting the desired neat appearance with all ad ustments of the tie.

The provision of the horizontal upper buttonhole 9 permits of relative crosswise movement of the lapped portions at the front of the shirt, and the location of the uppermost button 10 closely adjacent the collar, as hereinbefore stated and shown, and the making of these lapped portions relatively Wide, results in the exposure to View of the minimum portion of the chest of the wearer even when the body portion of the shirt adjacent its collarband portion and the collar thereof are rolled forwardly from the position shown in Fig. 2 as for example when it is desired that the collar extend about the neck of the user more loosely than it would in the normal position of the collar as shown in Fig. 6, and avoids objectionable bulging of the front one of the lapping portions of the shirt body.

While I have illustrated and described a particular construction embodying my invention, I do not wish to be understood as intending to limit it thereto as the same may be variously modified and altered without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A shirt comprisinga body having a collar-band portion and a collar portion, said body having separable relatively wide overlapping front portions, and fastenings for said front portions located below said collarband portion, the edges of the shirt above said uppermost fastening extending upwardly and out-wardly and approximately meeting the ends of said collar portionat said collar-band portion, said collar-band portion and collar portion being devoid of fastening means and the portions of the shirt above the uppermost one of said fastenings being unrestricted as to movement whereby said collar may be left open to loosely fit tlieneck or be adjusted more closely about the neck'by drawing up, ortightening, the knot of the necktie worn therewith.

2. A shirt comprising a body having a collar-band portion and a collar portion, said body having separable relatively wide overlapping portions, and fastenings for said front portions the uppermost one of which is located relatively close to said collar-band portion, the edges of said collar-band portion and said front portions above said uppermost fastening extending upwardly and outizo wardly and approximately meeting the ends of said collar portion at said collar-band portion, said collar-band portion and'said collar portion being devoid of fastening means and the portions of the shirt above the uppermost one of said fastenings being unrestricted as to movement whereby said collar portion may be left open to loosely fit the neck or be adjusted more closely about the neck by drawing up, or tightening, the knot of the necktie worn therewith.

3. A shirt comprising a body having a collar-band portion and a collar portion, said body having separable relatively Wide over- ]5 lapping front portions, and fastenings for said front portions located below said collarband portion, the edges of the shirt above said uppermost fastening curving upwardly and outwardly and approximately meeting the ends of'said collar portion at said collar-band portion, said collar-band portion and collar portion being devoid of fastening means and the portions of the shirt above the uppermost one of said fastenings being unrestricted as to movement whereby said collar may be left open to loosely fit'the neck or'be adjusted more closely about the neck by drawing up, or tightening, the knot of the necktie Worn therewith. EMANUEL O. HIRSCH. 

